world wars
- plural of world war.
Example Sentences
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After two and a half centuries of triumphs and tragedies, slavery and freedom, civil war and world wars, multiple surveys indicate a nation divided about where it is and where it's going.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Then again, not every artist has a family history quite like Baerwald’s, one that includes Germany and Japan, two world wars, a 1920s throuple and Beethoven’s Ninth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
In contrast, the S&P 500 isn’t quite 70 years old yet, as it was launched in 1957, so investors can only estimate how it would have performed during the world wars and the Great Depression.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
But largely since the world wars, naval blockades have taken a back seat to more modern forms of economic warfare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Mo had parked in the village square beside the memorial for the dead of two world wars.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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